Book-rest.



R. L. DALGLISH.

BOOK REST. APPuATloN FILED AP11.1.1915.

Patented Sept. V5, 1916.

WITNESSES f UNITED sTATEsonirica.

BOOK-REST.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented sept. 5, 1ere.

Application led April 1, 1915. Serial No. 18,628.

i To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT L. DALGLISH, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, and a resident of vOkanagan Mission, in the Province of BritishColumbia and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and ImprovedBook-Rest, of which the'following. '1s a full, clear, and exactdescription.

Amongthe principal objects which the present invention has in viewarerto provide for a rest of the character mentioned, a cheap, lightconstruction; to provide means integrally formed therewith for limitingthe movement of a prop with which the restis provided; and to reduce thecost of manu-- facture of the article hereinafter described.

Drawz'ngs.-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a book-rest constructed andarranged in accordance with the present invention, the dotted linesshown in conjunction therewith illustrating the book outspread thereon;Fig. 2 is a vertical section ofthe rest shown in Fig. 1, the sectionbeing taken on the median plane thereof; Fig. 3 is an edge view of therest shown in its folded arrangement.

Description-. s seen in the drawings, a rectangular frame or grid isformed from a single piece of wire bent to form side bars8, a foot bar9, and a top bar 10, the end of the piece or wire being rolled ortwisted together to form a union 11, as best seen in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. 'Ihe foot bar 9 is' bent at the middle section thereof to forman outwardly-projecting foot-rest 12. rIhe frame .is reinforced by bracewires 13, which structurally unite the foot and top bars 9 and 10, andby bridge wires 14C, which connect said brace wires 13 and the adjacentside bars 8. It will be noted that between the wires 13-13 and the sidebars of the rest 12 a channel-like space is formed, which facilitatesthe handling of hooks by permitting the hinge portion thereof to recedewhen turning a leaf or when openingv the book. A backvframe or prop isconstructed from a second single piece of wire which is bent to forni afoot bar 15, side bars 16 and gage arms 17. The arms 17 have at the endsthereof hooks 18 which engage the side bars 8 of the rest frame when theprop is folded close thereon. rIhe prop is pivotally connected with thetop bar 10, said bar having depressed or odset hinge portions 19, aboutwhich the wire of the s prop is wrapped to form hinge loops 20,

shown best in Fig. 1 of the drawings. rfhe "reading or standin andprevents a furvher spread thereof, as

. lows gage arms 17 engage the side barsA 8 when the prop vat the back,is outspread in the position of the rest,

shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. When the prop is folded upon the rest,as shown in Fig.- 3 of the drawings, auxiliary rest arms 21 engage thefoot bar 15 thereof by means Aof hooks 22, likewise seen in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. In this position the hooks 18 engage the side bars 8slightly in advance of the engagement effected by the hooks 22 with thefoot bar 15, thereby introducing a slight tension on the side bars 16 ofthe back frame for preventing the membersY rattling when folded. Therest arms 21 are each constructed from single pieces of wire having iformed therein coils 23 wrapped about the foot bar 9 to form pivotalconnection therewith'. Extensions of the ends of the wire forming therest arms 2,1, provide foot brackets 24, as shown best in Fig. 2 of thedrawings.

Operation-When constructed as described and as shown in the accompanyingdrawin s, the book-rest is operated as folthus arranged, isminimized,'and the article is adapted for disposal in a Satchel or otherpackage. When called into service, the operator grasps the bar 15 andthe ends of the hooks 22, lifting the latter from engagement, with theformer. 'Ihe back is then swung until the arms 17 engage the bars 8, asin the position shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The auxiliary rest arms21 are then moved to the position shown inhige. l and 2 of the drawings,and the bookrest is in position to receive and support,rnagazine,newspaper, or other article. When after using it is desired to pack ordispose of the rack, this is accomplished by lifting the auxiliary restarms 21 to the position s own in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and the back isbrought forward until the bar 15 thereof is engaged by the hooks 22 ofthe arms 21, likewise shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawings. en desired,a cardboard or other panel 25 is mounted between the bars 15 and 16,being secured thereto by means of spring clips l26,' which clips enfoldsaid bars, as

hen inactively disposed, or when shown ibesil in Fig. l of the drawings.The panel 25 may be employed to receive memoranda orledvertising matter,s desire.

Claims:

l. A. book-rest comprising a plurality of skeleton beek and frontframes, said i'rames being each formed from a single piece of Wire; gegearms integrally formed from sai back frame and adapted for engagementwith seid front frame, to limit the reietive movemem*J of seid l frames,and a plurality of foot-rests pivotally mounted on seid frames, at thelower edge @hereof for supporting a book, said foot-rests vlievin` hooksfor engaging Jche lower bar of sei back frame for holding the same inclosed relation to seid front freine against the tension of said gagearms.

2. A book-rest comprising a plurality of skeleton back and frontremes.,L said frames l being each formed from i single piece of Wire;gege arms integrally formeel iroin said. back iframe and ,adapted forengagement with seid front frame, to limit the relative movement ofseiol frames, and e plurelity of .foot-rests pivotelly mounted on seidframes, at the lower' edges thereof or supporting e book, seidfoot-rests having hooks for engaging the iower loer .of seii beck freinefor holding the seme in closed vrelation bo seid iront :frame aga-instelle 'ien-

